7th SIPTA Summer School on Imprecise Probability

[All our apologies for cross-posting.]

Seventh school of the Society for Imprecise Probability: Theories and Applications (SIPTA), Aug 29 - Sep 2, 2016, Durham, UK.

Although the official registration deadline has expired, there are still a few places left, therefore we will still accept students on a one-by-one basis until

Friday June 24th 2016

or until all places run out. To register please follow the instructions here:

http://www.maths.dur.ac.uk/users/matthias.troffaes/siptass16/registration.ht...

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Are you interested in modelling severe uncertainty in your applications? Are you worried about the impact of the choice of prior in your Bayesian analysis? Are you interested in prior-data conflict and/or missing data? Do you want to learn how imprecise probability can help you making robust decisions under uncertainty? Then the SIPTA summer school is for you!

The Society for Imprecise Probability: Theories and Applications (SIPTA) organizes the 7th edition of its school in Durham, UK, during Aug 29 - Sep 2 2016. The school will be held at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, close to the city centre of Durham.

The aim of the SIPTA schools is to introduce interested students and researchers to the basics of imprecise probability topics, both theoretical and applied. Some of the best specialists in different aspects of imprecise probabilities lecture, during one week, on the main concepts and techniques in their area of expertise, in a friendly environment favouring interactions between participants.

The topics covered this year will provide a general introduction to the latest developments in imprecise probability theory. There will also be a focus on applications of imprecise probabilities in risk analysis in engineering and environmental systems. Students will learn how to deal with situations where information is scarce, vague, or conflicting, and when a unique probability distribution may be hard to identify, from mathematical modelling to statistical inference and practical decision making.

A basic understanding of probability and calculus are required (first year university level). A knowledge of Bayesian statistics is an advantage but is not required.

The last day of the school overlaps with the WPMSIIP workshop, and will give all participants the possibility to present their work in a seminar, with discussion time. We plan for several leading researchers to be present for the discussions, and we also expect that some of the topics the students work on will be of further interest to the WPMSIIP workshop.

Further information concerning registration, as well as a detailed programme, can be found on the website:

http://www.maths.dur.ac.uk/users/matthias.troffaes/siptass16/index.html

For more information on the WPMSIIP workshop, please see:

http://www.maths.dur.ac.uk/users/matthias.troffaes/wpmsiip2016/index.html

We are looking forward to meeting you in Durham. We also encourage you to circulate this announcement in your networks.

Best regards,

The organizing committee

Matthias Troffaes Gert de Cooman Olivier Strauss Andrea Wiencierz